# Onimusha: Way of the Sword's incredible sword-fighting secret sauce explained

> During my world-exclusive hands-on preview of Onimusha: Way of the Sword in Capcom's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, I interviewed the animation director, Hiroshi Yugen, about creating the incredible sword-fighting…

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/onimusha-way-of-the-swords-incredible-sword-fighting-secret-sauce-explained-we-really-wanted-to-focus-on-creating-this-very-realistic-grounded-sword-action/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a747c4b278a27d478710327)
- **Published:** 2026-08-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #sword #fighting #incredible #onimusha #animations #during #explained #game
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